Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-27
GENERAL RIARKETs,
Produce and Provisions,

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, May 25.-Flour quiet and
h5@ 9 IX at = Is. NIX Xxx ats? s. family at s. 90
patents at 81 20G4 40. Wheat dull and I'M
settled. closing . a &c his her than Yesterday
No red each SSi5c, June ss4zc; July S2J46
s34c closing at s3%c; August SPA ASK closing
/ S25IC; September S35EGS4 closing at Sic Corn
quiet, cash 371zc; June 364G367sc, closing st
5bzsci July 3T4 G3TIzc. closing at Size. Oats
quiet but firm 2Ii4c, May &c July - &C. Corn
meal in brisk demand at 81 I5G2 20 whisky
steady at 81 O5. Provisions quiet and fairly
steady PoIk-9ld mess Sl4 90; IRREGULAR new
shoulders s. 20. long Cl 9ar $40; clear ribs 81 2j
short clears SIS 375l Bacon-boxed Shoulders
50 90O06 p; long clears and clear ribs s. s59
%; short clears S l2Isd S p. HAms-Sleady
at Sll 25G4 90 Afternoon board Wheat
firm and higher May SS}I8sS%c, July s. &c;
August S214 GSSC: Septen bar S4i.G g Corn
quiet but firm. oats dull but steadY.
CHICAGO, ILL May 2j.-There was Z repeti-
ton of yesterdays Gle sing scene, when short
sellers went home eXultant at having broken
| through the defense the clique held around the
ssc peg for June wheat This morning
more brokers were placed In the pit,
and In order to raj toby the CrOwd would
have to part with great deal more wheat. The
c ique brokers had unlimiJ, orders 20 buy
wheat and they took all the crowd would sell
them. They allowed few parties to settle
their June contracts at SSc, but only hose
were allowed TO settle who mad It sold 10 them
LIVER down, so that settlement brought with it
little profit for The clique. The gossip said mat
s. OCJ 600 In currency WAS started from Cincin
natl last night. June wheat opened &c higher
ut Sc and remained at about that figure
/ throughout the day, closing st Ssi5c. The wheat
Indicator was changed from June ID July
option this morning, but June stlh
remains the more sctive. option
July wheat also opened &c higher at So q chung
steady around So ass r during the day, aud
closed st S6'sC. Trading in June and July was
only moderately active during the latter part
/ Il the session. July corn opened Il shade
hrmer at 4OgC, but prospects OF large rece!Uts
Of cora maze 1t weaker. and Il sold down In
I first hour 10 394c; later in the oGy l3rg pUr-
chase tirmed it up, aud july closed at 4OG4J15c;
IL developed shortly ait.r the corn market
opened that clique bUCker5 were in the pit and
were holding up June option In order 10 get rid
of balance of clique purchases OF that month,
which was u ade over month ago, and which
! 10 was generally believer had all been market
ed. June corn opened at 5 20, closed at
same figure. July ribs opened &c lower at
- ~ and old mp during the morning 10 = 30
and rcmalue5 aJ that figure until the close.
July lard opened At So - and closed at 81 H.
! Both commodities were dull aud f=atureless.
/ Leading tUtG5 ts r.C-el as follows. Wheat
No. May s. G.; June s. &C; July cGfac5 August
soc. COTn-NJ. , May 5Esc; June Is C; July
4Oci August 4lBe. Ness pork-May ana
/ June ) 3 50. Lard-NEy So az. June 3 %
July 50 70. August s. so. Short riu5-Mav & l1it5
June s. liz July s. 80; August s. 40 Cash quo
| tations OF Hour unchanged and firm. No. ,
spring wheat oT5a a loC; No. ,. RED soc. No.
! corn 3I75 G3Sc Mess pork 50 o. Lard 50 CO.
I Shors ribs sides, loose, 81 ljGI Il d. DRY
Salted shoulders. boxed, 70 60G tH; short
/ clear sides boxed, s. 6JG 90,
/ NEW YOAK. May 20 Flour - Low grades
/ firm and others steady. Wheat->po. lois
/ 5ha hIghec and fairly active in good u2rt for
( export, option rpened firm aud soon advanced
/ "a c, closing with best figures ruling strong
Speculation only moderate; spot No red
90 C at store; 963lC at elevator NAV go a97c,
closing at 97ci June 96<Gg7c, closing
/ 97C; July g6i, G9Gzsc, closing 81 $3.50;
! August 94G9iSc, ciosing at Sic Corn
! Spot lots finn and moderately active; options
/ opened shade lever, closing finn, with the
1 decline recovered; speculation was very
quiet; suot No. 2, 4755G47- elevator + 64SiIc
/ canal atlOat; May 4IlzC, closed 47'sc, June
4 Gi7E.c closed AZ July 49, ais c. closed
/ Z &c. COfee-HarseJ for spot lots fair;
I ui0 ,trOng at 20 &c; options active ana higher:
sales 2l5 jg bags; VIA %lS j.G Il 10: Oure Io Sl0
[ -; July SIS gjdl3 25; August SIP 2jG,J -;
; UtemuGr SO 5OGl9 -; October $40 65Gl9 so,
Noyembe- $l9 Gjdl9 go; December $40 7U0
/ 20 co, January Sl9 1903 95; February SO s50
/ 20 U5 March $50 90; April $40 ala %; sugar
| quiet and firm; fair re ming quoted 3. $50
/ 9 9 I6C: refined quiet and steady; cut loaf and
| crushed l-l6G6d5c Molasses steady at 80
test 2O!i @2OEe. PoHt01 lehanged anu dun
fairly active; spot 'aicn Is; June S. 926G %:
| July s. enG7 Oh August s. 1907 Is.